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==Other media== Games Workshop illustrators also published artbooks covering parts of their commissioned work for the company. These include [[Adrian Smith (illustrator)|Adrian Smith]], [[Ian Miller (illustrator)|Ian Miller]] and [[John Blanche]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Interview with John Blanche |url=http://seangoblin.blogspot.com/2009/04/interview-with-john-blanche.html |work=seangoblin.blogspot.com/ | date=27 April 2009}}</ref> ===Short fiction=== From 1997 to 2005, Black Library published ''[[INFERNO!]]'', a magazine of short stories, artwork, and other features set in the various fictional universes of Games Workshop, and regularly featuring that of Warhammer 40,000.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.locusmag.com/index/b539.htm#A7895|title= Inferno|magazine=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] Index to Science Fiction}}</ref> Since 2010, Black Library has produced a monthly eBook called "Hammer and Bolter," with the focus on short stories set in the different Games Workshop universes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Hammer_and_Bolter|title=Hammer and Bolter|publisher=Lexicanum|access-date=2 March 2018}}</ref> ===Novels=== {{main|List of Warhammer Fantasy novels|List of Warhammer 40,000 novels}} ===Comics and graphic novels=== {{main|Black Library#Comics and graphic novels line}} ===Music=== In the late 1980s, the death metal band [[Bolt Thrower]] wrote lyrics dedicated to the Warhammer 40,000 universe, and used Warhammer 40,000 artwork on the cover of their second album, ''[[Realm of Chaos (album)|Realm of Chaos]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/b/boltthrower/ |title= BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping it PeelArtist A-Z |access-date=4 March 2007 }}</ref> In the early 1990s, Games Workshop created its own short-lived record company, ''Warhammer Records''. The first album released by the label was ''[[D-Rok|Oblivion]],'' by [[D-Rok (band)|D-Rok]], in 1991. A fragment of one of the album's tracks, "Get Out of My Way", was used in the computer game [[Space Hulk (1993 video game)|Space Hulk]], published by [[Electronic Arts]] in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/label/34217-Warhammer-Records|title=Warhammer Records|website=[[Discogs]] |access-date=2 March 2018}}</ref> Another Warhammer Records-associated band, [[Wraith (band)|Wraith]], released two albums, ''[[Danger Calling]]'' (1992) and ''Riot'' (1993) while with the label. The album, [[Psycho Dead Heads from Outer Space|''Psycho Dead Heads from Outer Space'' (1993)]] by [[Rich Rags]] was the final original album released under the label. Warhammer Records also held the UK distribution rights for [[Saxon (band)|Saxon's]] album ''[[Forever Free (Saxon album)|Forever Free]]. The label was folded in 1993. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Bains |first1=Callum |title=Warhammer Records: Brian May, bungled tours, and 40,000 hard rock anthems |url=https://www.polygon.com/23954679/warhammer-records-oral-history-brian-may-john-blanche-metal-af |website=Polygon |access-date=14 November 2024 |date=14 November 2023}}</ref> In the early 2000s, the German label Art of Perception produced a 12 part soundtrack vinyl series followed by three CD compilations. The task for the artists involved in this project was to conduct a theme for a species from the Warhammer 40.000 universe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.art-of-perception.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422181256/http://www.art-of-perception.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 April 2009 |title=Art of Perception|access-date=2 March 2018}}</ref> In 2009, the Singaporean [[death metal]] band, [[Deus Ex Machina (heavy metal band)|Deus Ex Machina]], released [[I, Human|''I, Human'']], which makes numerous references to the Warhammer 40,000 universe, particularly the Adeptus Mechanicus faction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=50158 |title=Deus Ex Machina - I, Human (album review ) |website=Sputnikmusic |date=10 March 2010 |access-date=11 February 2013}}</ref> In 2007 and 2015, the German death metal band [[Debauchery (band)|Debauchery]] released several songs about the Chaos God Khorne, "Praise the Blood God", "True To The Skull Throne (And Bound To Kill)", and "Blood For The Blood God".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG_KZPeRpR8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/wG_KZPeRpR8| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=DEBAUCHERY - BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD (official video 2015)|last=DEBAUCHERY, BLOOD GOD & BALGEROTH OFFICIAL|date=1 October 2015|access-date=15 June 2019|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ===Film=== Games Workshop announced that Exile Studios would produce a [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] movie based upon the ''[[Bloodquest]]'' graphic novel; a trailer was released, but the project was discontinued and Exile Studios disbanded.<ref>{{cite web|author=tsabo |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpEY630UaMg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/TpEY630UaMg| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Bloodquest Trailer |publisher=YouTube |date=4 May 2006 |access-date=11 February 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> For the 25th anniversary [[Games Day]], Games Workshop released (for limited sale) a short movie entitled ''Inquisitor'',<ref name="journal.transformativeworks.org">{{cite journal|url=http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/178|title=Fan filmmaking and copyright in a global world: Warhammer 40,000 fan films and the case of Damnatus|first=John|last=Walliss|date=7 January 2010|journal=Transformative Works and Cultures|volume=5|doi=10.3983/twc.2010.0178|via=journal.transformativeworks.org|doi-access=free}}</ref> using clips and footage that was created as a pitch to G.W. for a film deal. There were also trailers for two other films, "Hive Infestation" and "Blood for the Blood God". "Hive Infestation" pitted Space Wolf terminators against a genestealer cult infestation of a hive world. "Blood for the Blood God" was the second trailer released, and portrayed orks and Dark Angel marines fighting along with an inquisitor, much in the style of the [[Final Liberation|Epic 40,000 video game]] cut scenes, but little information was given on this short film aside from a shot of a berserker of Khorne (available in YouTube but flagged by Games Workshop, removing the movie).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/blood-for-the-blood-god|title=Blood for the Blood God|date=10 May 2017 |access-date=2 March 2018}}</ref> Another one was [[Damnatus]], a German fan film developed over four years. Games Workshop announced in July 2007 that they would not give permission for the film to be released because of issues between Anglo-American [[copyright]] and Continental European [[Droit d'auteur]].<ref name="journal.transformativeworks.org"/> In 2010, Games Workshop, with [[Codex Pictures]], released a 70-minute downloadable film called ''[[Ultramarines: The Movie|Ultramarines]]''. The screenplay was written by [[Black Library]] author [[Dan Abnett]]. [[Terence Stamp]], [[Sean Pertwee]] and [[John Hurt]] headed the cast of voice actors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scifimoviepage.com/upcoming/previews/ultramarines.html |title=Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie (2010) - Preview |publisher=Sci-Fi Movie Page |date=13 December 2010 |access-date=11 February 2013}}</ref> On 5 August 2021, Games Workshop launched [[Warhammer Plus]], a subscription service that provides access to exclusive Warhammer-themed shows and animations, as well as other content such as classic issues of the ''White Dwarf'' magazine and exclusive miniatures.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Marshall|first=Cass|date=23 June 2021|title=Warhammer Plus streaming sub will include animation, free minis, and White Dwarf|url=https://www.polygon.com/22547359/warhammer-plus-streaming-service-launch-details|access-date=7 September 2021|website=Polygon|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Warhammer+|url=https://warhammerplus.com/|access-date=7 September 2021|website=Warhammer+}}</ref>
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